A dawning New Year Covid yet lurks among us People still party
Merry Christmas 2021
This has been a strange, difficult and oddly wonderful year.
My children and grandchildren have worn masks and still taken a few trips to distant places that practiced social distancing. I’ve worn a mask and walked around the block.
This year college has been the center of attention. Bobby will graduate this year. He is a fabulous cook and stars with Linda cooking family holiday meals. He thinks he would like to make a career of food. James is intent on working with machinery. This summer he made a beautiful guitar out of wood.
Kieran decided to leave the frigid Minneapolis winters and go to a school in California. He is studying theater crafts. Donovan says he is launching himself. He and Rama are proud of him. Leela is thinking of going East when her time comes to pick a college. She has continued her dancing for years. She enjoys creating innovating activities for children.
Aidan is a senior and has decided to go to The Cleveland Institute of Art. He has been more of an engineer for years and has made top grades. During COVID he took a virtual art class and decided to explore a different path. Mia is her fun-loving busy self. She continues to be involved in acting. Ohio State University looks like a good fit for her
Bob has a new job as an Expert Witness for a lawyer. Mainly he works at fixing up their house to sell. He and Linda want to move South nearer her family. Linda is still a realtor. Donovan has a new job supervising zoning at the county level. Rama remains a professor at St. Thomas University in Minneapolis. Fred has a new job as a driver for Amazon. He loves exploring parts of Cleveland he didn’t know existed. His Linda is with her small industrial importing company. She offered me her wonderful technological skills to help get my new tablet running so I can watch movies on Netflix.
As for me I had knee replacement surgery in August and am almost as good as new. My siblings Sally, Brooke, Carl and I now Zoom regularly. For me all the newness going on in my family is a wonder.
Best wishes for a blessed holiday and a safe New Year.
A Celestial Two-fer
Standard time arrived Early morning coffee time Lit by bright sunshine On the other hand Time to close the blinds at dusk Charmed by sight of moon
Words
Loving bridges connecting our hearts Piercing arrows that keep us apart Bowls full of memories to pass on to family Paint brushes for drawing a glorious sunset Context for souls to love all creation
A New Beginning – Again
I'm at the point of a new beginning I never thought I'd find myself here My brand new knee is working fine And so this is not about that My son is planning a move in the near future He has told me about in the past He planned to sell his duplex - rental property Then sell his own home and move South I had heard this before and put it aside Nothing to bother me yet This time I listened and knew it is real My tears and sadness set in He told me this was always his plan When they moved here twenty years past I was in Chicago living my own new life Never dreaming I'd move back myself Then I remembered the wonderful challenge Facing new obstacles, solving new problems Building new friendships in the Greenbriar Apartment Exploring a rich thriving life I savor the gift to continue here Living my life as it teaches new lessons After experiencing so many kind hearts Tending me after my recent knee surgery I know the Greenbriar is truly my home And as my son says, we'll always be family No matter the place we call home
Lessons From an Oak Tree
Exercising knee Of my new knee replacement I ponder future Oak tree's crimson leaves Introduce a new topic Revolving goodness Leaves come and flourish Green replaced by bright crimson Then leaf piles for play My aging knee gone Temporarily dormant Will be good as new
Turtles
You talked about the turtles
At lunch the other day
I thought about a love
That will not go away
Riches of being family
Old dreams and memories
Joined us at Ben and Jerrys
While we savored rich ice cream
To Bobby on your 22nd birthday
With lots of love from Grandma Ina